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Where are the fans? Rangers ratings in Dallas-Fort Worth lowest among LCS cities

Through five ALCS games, Rangers were averaging a 21.1 rating in D-FW while the Tigers were at 26.7 in Detroit. In NLCS action, St. Louis was up over Milwaukee, 29.5 to 25.2 through four games. …

Fox’s gamble by putting broadcasting novice Terry Francona in the booth to work the first two games of the ALCS while Tim McCarver recovered from a heart procedure paid off handsomely. Francona had his share of rough edges, but the recently removed Red Sox manager brought fresh insight to the booth. Fox did not consider keeping Francona for the rest of the post-season as it might have been seen as a slight of McCarver.